Original title: why does 9-year-old child of Belgium quit school? Parents: going to the United States to study for doctor
Laurent Simons, a Belgian prodigy, seems unable to become the youngest university graduate in history, according to the four seas network. Unable to agree with the University on Simon's graduation date, Simmons' parents decided to leave Holland and go to a university in the United States for a doctorate.
Laurent Simons, a 9-year-old Belgian boy, studies electronics in the laboratory in Eindhoven, Netherlands, on November 20, local time.
Simons, a "gifted child," has a high IQ of 145 points, according to reports. Previously, he completed six years of secondary school courses and obtained a diploma in 18 months. In september2018, he entered the Netherlands eindhofen University of Technology (Tue) to study electrical engineering.
Simmons' parents hope that he will complete a course that would have taken three years in 10 months to complete his studies by the end of his 10th birthday and become the youngest college graduate in the world, according to the BBC.
However, a statement from eindhofen University of Technology said that Simmons, a small student, had many courses to take to take, and that it was not feasible for him to complete his studies by the age of 10 and to develop 'the ability to perceive, creatively and critically analyze'. If Simon was eager to graduate, his academic development would be affected, the statement said. The University proposed that Simmons, the small, graduate in mid-2020.
Simmons' parents refused to accept this. Until last week, everything was fine, but now they suddenly find that everything has to be delayed for six months, says Alexander Middleton Simmons, Simons' father.
Alexander said the exact graduation date was never a problem for them, but they felt that eindhofen Polytechnic University was responding to their plans to send their children abroad for further study.
Alexander said he and his wife had their son quit eindhofen Polytechnic University because an American school invited Simon Jr. to participate in his doctoral program, CNN reported.
Alexander said: 'sometimes you have to make a choice. If he gives up, you never know if he will have such an opportunity. '
In a statement, eindhofen University of Technology said that Simons, Jr., had 'a talent never seen before', but warned against 'over stress' on the 9-year-old.